Post your Dragonflies and Damselflies

Mark Sturtevant wrote in post #19300924
Royal river cruiser, Macromia taeniolata.
My first post here!

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avondale87 wrote in post #19300927
A beautiful photo of an equally beautiful subject. Very nice.

Welcome to the forum Mark
Keep these beauties coming and let's all enjoy them

Yes, welcome to the forum! Hope to see more from you soon. Lee

Managed to frame it and get the AF to lock on...

Cheers

Dennis

Photo from nardes's gallery.
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nardes wrote in post #19302094
Managed to frame it and get the AF to lock on...

Cheers

Dennis

Gallery photo (hosted):
posted by nardes originally in forum: Canon Digital Cameras

Love this! Great capture.

What an interesting and beautiful picture. That is a unique look!

12 spotted skimmer

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JAK_9433

Black Darter

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Hey Jack, My first impulse when seeing this was female common whitetail, but I'm not a real expert, but you might want to take a look.

johnfosteruk wrote in post #19260191
Golden-ringed dragonfly

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Golden ringed Dragonfly Ovipositor/abdominal markings] by john Foster on Flickr

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Hello John, I love the abstract nature of the wings in particular. It really stands out among all the beautiful shots everyone are taking here. As a new member here today I can see I’ll be in for challenge!

Snowyman wrote in post #19279283

johnfosteruk wrote in post #19260191
Golden-ringed dragonfly

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Golden ringed Dragonfly] by john Foster on Flickr

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Golden ringed Dragonfly] by john Foster on Flickr

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Golden ringed Dragonfly] by john Foster on Flickr

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Golden ringed Dragonfly Ovipositor/abdominal markings] by john Foster on Flickr

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Golden ringed Dragonfly wings] by john Foster on Flickr

A favored damselfly in my area is the American rubyspot (Hetaerina americana). These are a wide-spread species of broad-wing damselfly that favors clear rivers with a sandy substrate. I have a favorite spot for photographing them, and here are a few results from two summers ago, and then some more from the exact same spot taken several years ago.

I had thought that females are not be quite as colorful as males, but maybe I should reconsider that.

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Mark Sturtevant wrote in post #19315482
A favored damselfly in my area is the American rubyspot (Hetaerina americana). These are a wide-spread species of broad-wing damselfly that favors clear rivers with a sandy substrate. I have a favorite spot for photographing them, and here are a few results from two summers ago, and then some more from the exact same spot taken several years ago.

I had thought that females are not be quite as colorful as males, but maybe I should reconsider that.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mPg​cgf American rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mPh​oVm American rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

It seems to me that males are harder to approach. Here is a mature male, vigorously guarding its riverside territory. It would fling itself at any passing damselfly, and then return to this same spot. I only had maybe a few seconds before it was off again.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mP8​GD2 American rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

Here is a young male, not yet in full breeding colors.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Tz7i​Qx Immature male ruby spot damselfly (Hetaerina americana) by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

A mature male. My goal is to photograph these in the late afternoon so the low sunlight glows thru the wings.
https://flic.kr/p/Pw8D​v5Rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

And this is by far my most remarkable encounter with this species. The female had captured a recently emerged damselfly, while the male guards against intruders.
https://flic.kr/p/227f​fNTAmerican rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

Amazing sequence Mark
Really beautiful and colourful.
Certainly enthralling seeing those

Mark Sturtevant wrote in post #19315482
A favored damselfly in my area is the American rubyspot (Hetaerina americana). These are a wide-spread species of broad-wing damselfly that favors clear rivers with a sandy substrate. I have a favorite spot for photographing them, and here are a few results from two summers ago, and then some more from the exact same spot taken several years ago.

I had thought that females are not be quite as colorful as males, but maybe I should reconsider that.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mPg​cgf American rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mPh​oVm American rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

It seems to me that males are harder to approach. Here is a mature male, vigorously guarding its riverside territory. It would fling itself at any passing damselfly, and then return to this same spot. I only had maybe a few seconds before it was off again.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mP8​GD2 American rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

Here is a young male, not yet in full breeding colors.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Tz7i​Qx Immature male ruby spot damselfly (Hetaerina americana) by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

A mature male. My goal is to photograph these in the late afternoon so the low sunlight glows thru the wings.
https://flic.kr/p/Pw8D​v5Rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

And this is by far my most remarkable encounter with this species. The female had captured a recently emerged damselfly, while the male guards against intruders.
https://flic.kr/p/227f​fNTAmerican rubyspot damselfly by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

avondale87 wrote in post #19315556
Amazing sequence Mark
Really beautiful and colourful.
Certainly enthralling seeing those

Agree with Richard. Very nice series and good information!

couple of banded demoiselles from earlier this year (uk)

Excellent captures! I really like the sense of movement recorded in these.